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Vice President Kamala Harris is set to formally accept the Democratic Party’s nomination at the convention, which will kick off in Chicago on Aug. 19.

Several prominent Democratic figures are set to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this month, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.

President Joe Biden, former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been confirmed as speakers at the convention. Obama and the Clintons delivered speeches during the 2020 DNC, which was largely held virtually to prevent the spread of Covid-19 amid the pandemic.

A source familiar said that former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason Carter is also confirmed to be speaking as a representative for his grandfather.

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[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Why in the world would they have Hillary Clinton speak? She's not a former president and is probably the only person more broadly disliked than Anita Couch.

Fairly or not (and, to be clear, it's largely unfair), Hillary Clinton is still one of the least liked politicians in the country. Visibly tying her to the democratic party and Harris just seems like an unforced error.

It's bad enough Bill Clinton is going to be up there, but as a former two-term president I guess it's hard to argue with. But a roundly disliked former presidential candidate that lost their bid due to arrogance? Who's next, John Kerry? The DNC is filled with idiots.

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Jackin Dacouch Vance

Edit: If you hadn't seen it, there is a picture of him in drag about a decade ago that surfaced. It's been trending with both Anita Couch and Sofa Loren as tags.